Mehmet Levent Erdas

Mehmet Levent Erdas holds a PhD in Business Administration from Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey. He started his professional career as a revenue expert with the Finance Ministry. He is currently Assoc. Prof. Dr. at Akdeniz University, Turkey, Department of Economics and Finance. His research interests include application of econometric and optimisation methods for the study of economics and finance. He published numerous research papers in that fields.

Publications

Dynamic Relationships Between Cryptocurrencies, Global Indexes, and Commodities: Evidence From Cointegration and Causality Tests
Dynamic Relationships Between Cryptocurrencies, Global Indexes, and Commodities: Evidence From Cointegration and Causality Tests
Mehmet Levent Erdas, Gamze Gocmen Yagcilar. © 2025. 22 pages.
This study investigates the safe haven properties of cryptocurrencies. Main contribution of the study to the literature is to reveal the relationships between cryptocurrencies...
Asymmetric Impact of Financial Conditions on Credit Default Swaps (CDS) in Turkey: Evidence From Nonlinear ARDL Approach
Asymmetric Impact of Financial Conditions on Credit Default Swaps (CDS) in Turkey: Evidence From Nonlinear ARDL Approach
Mehmet Levent Erdas. © 2024. 20 pages.
Sovereign credit risk is an important consideration for investors, academics, and practitioners in the countries, and CDS spreads play a leading role to handle credit risk. The...